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Originally Posted by Groot
Maybe I'll be proven wrong but I think tonight shocks alot of people. The only time the Oilers have struggled so far is when the Kings played an aggressive forecheck with 2 men in, but then sat back and played prevent defense and let the Oilers just run at them. Stupid. Vegas and especially Dallas didn't play them hard enough. Fear of drawing penalties? Maybe. But Florida won't have that issue. That is their whole game. Some Oilers fan posted that 42 of 66 goals so far in the playoffs have been from the lower half of the slot.
Florida will punish their defensemen and drive the net hard. They won't stop to protect a lead. It will be too much for the Oilers to manage.
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Exactly! I'm not sure why so many on this forum think that 2 players can elevate a team to victory over a 7 game series. Hockey is a team game and the Panthers have it down to a fine art.